A Colorado Springs couple has formed quite the following, creating a non profit that goes into struggling communities to bring hope and fill basic needs. Zach and Melissa Sheehan have a remarkable back story that sparked them to create Redemption Squad, transforming the lives of those that are often overlooked in society. Zach explains, “We go after our neighbors, those that are broken, cast aside and forgotten and our goal is to break poverty and stigma.”
The Redemption Squad goes out into lower income neighborhoods to bring hope, helping with resources like jobs, housing, recovery and food. The team of people sing through the streets and give families provision boxes. These boxes are filled with enough food, and hygiene products to last a family of four a week.
Zach knows the difficulty of overcoming a dark past himself. It started with abuse at a young age and soon Zach found himself involved in gangs, selling drugs and at one point was threatened with a 20 year prison sentence. God is what Zach credits to saving his life and what he says drove him to start Redemption Squad, “It always pulls in my heart to give people the opportunity that if somebody didn’t step out I would have never gotten. So we go out and pray for people and bless them with food and things. It builds relationships.”